Although mechanisms of mate preference are thought to be relatively hard-wired,
experience with appetitive and consummatory sexual reward has been shown to condition …

Human biobehavioral research is often rooted in and supports two interrelated binaries: one
that divides and essentializes humans into two sexes and values maleness over …

Background Conflicts exacerbate dynamics of power and inequalities through violence
normalization, which acts as a facilitator for conflict-related sexual violence. Literature …

Low sexual desire in women is usually studied as a problem, one that is located within
women. However, other possibilities exist, including known gender inequities related to …

The prevailing narrative about sexual declines during the transition to parenthood is largely
based on studies assessing the average couple, but there is increasing evidence of …

There is limited understanding of the dynamic between relational and sexual well‐being as
couples adjust to new parenthood, despite this being a vulnerable period for couples' …

Objective Sexual pleasure is central to current understandings of sexual function, health,
and wellbeing. In this article, we suggest that we lack a sufficiently specific, yet …

Introduction Medically assisted reproduction is a difficult treatment process for couples both
financially and sexually. Yet, these two domains have not been examined together among …

The recent global pandemic provides a natural experiment “intervention” to examine how
differing baseline social dynamics such as gender, education, and politics shaped diverging …

It is unclear whether sexual well-being, which is an important part of individual and relational
health, may be at risk for declines after a pregnancy loss given the limits of prior work …